By The Numbers - One Year Later. FEMA Recovery Update for Hurricane Katrina; 2006.

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By the Numbers ­One
Year Later
FEMA Recovery Update for Hurricanes Katrina
Release Date: August 22, 2006
Release Number: HQ­06­127Numbers
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1 Hurricane Katrina was the single most catastrophic natural disaster in
U.S. history. The storm devastated a 90,000 square­mile
area, which is
roughly the size of Great Britain. The storm also resulted in the largest
displacement of Americans in our nation’s history, forcing more than 270,000
into shelters after landfall.
42 42 states and the District of Columbia received Presidential emergency
declarations following Hurricane Katrina to shelter evacuees. This total is the
most declarations made for a single disaster in FEMA history.
4,200 The (800) 621­FEMA
teleregistration and help line ran for more than 4,200
hours straight – 176 days – after Hurricane Katrina struck. Never have the
registration and help line call centers operated for 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week (including holidays) for such a long duration.
6,300 Nearly 6,300 medical personnel were deployed to provide medical attention
and expertise to state and local governments and disaster victims after
Hurricane Katrina.
100,000 Nearly 100,000 roofs damaged by Hurricane Katrina have been
temporarily covered by FEMA's "Blue Roof" program operated by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers so that families can remain in their homes as they
rebuild. These are the most roofs covered following a single hurricane in the
"Blue Roof" program's history.
112,000 More than 112,000 travel trailers and mobile homes are serving as
temporary homes for Hurricane Katrina victims, triple the number of units
used following all of last year’s Florida hurricanes and far outnumbering any
housing mission in FEMA’s history. Manufactured housing continues to be
moved into the Gulf Coast region to support ongoing housing needs.
420,000 Households have received Other Needs Assistance, which provides financial
assistance for serious, disaster­related
needs. More than $1.9 billion has
been distributed through this grant program.
1.3 Million Hurricane Katrina destroyed tens of thousands of homes and other housing
units. To evaluate damage, FEMA has conducted more than 1.3 million
inspections in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi to determine Katrina’s
impact on homes.
99 Million Since Hurricane Katrina, more than 99 million cubic yards of debris have
been removed in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. FEMA debris removal
project have totaled beyond $3.7 billion to date.
650 Million FEMA paid $650 million for hotel and motel rooms to date to provide hotel
and motel rooms to tens of thousands of families affected by Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita who were in need of short­term
sheltering. After peaking near
85,000 hotel rooms for a single night in October, fewer than 35 hotel rooms
are currently in use.
975 Million To date, FEMA has approved nearly $975 million in Community Disaster
Loans for municipalities in Louisiana and Mississippi to help local authorities
maintain essential services such as law enforcement, schools and fire
services in the hardest hit communities, including a $120 million loan
approved for the City of New Orleans. (more than $715 million directly to
Louisiana communities)
4.8 Billion More than $4.8 billion in federal funds have been reimbursed to states
for “mission assignments” such as debris removal in Alabama, Louisiana,
and Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina. This total nearly doubles the
combined total of $2.6 billion allocated for Public Assistance projects from the
2004 hurricanes that resulted in hurricane­related
damage in 15 states,
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
6.0 Billion FEMA has provided more than $6.0 billion directly to Hurricane Katrina
victims for housing and other needs assistance through the Individuals and
Households Assistance Program (IHP). This total is the most ever provided by
FEMA for any single natural disaster and is nearly four times the amount for
the four major Florida hurricanes in 2004.
10.4 Billion The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved more than $10.4
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